The U.S. Open is coming up next week at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, which I have just learned is kind of slightly northwest of Milwaukee. Who will you be cheering for? Rickie Fowler.
Fowler’s bag, which not officially a Green Bay Packers bag (they’d try to sue him, after all), is obviously a nod to the home state team.
If you’re wondering if there’s a Wisconsin connection, there is not. Fowler is from Georgia and went to Oklahoma State. He owns four PGA Tour wins, but no majors.
The last time a major was held in Wisconsin was the 2015 PGA Championship, won by Jason Day.